3.0 p.m. Battalion advanced in direction o RUE D'OUVERT, found village unoccupied. At 8 p.m. advanced to RUE DU MARAIS. ½ 'A' Company advanced along VIOLAINES ROAD & came into touch with enemy patrol. Enemy opened fire which was returned.

CAPTAIN MAHONY took over command of Battalion and brought up 2/Lieuts Napier, May, Woodhead, Carr, Anderson and 248 reinforcements.

17th October

FESTUBERT - RUE DU MARAIS - VOILAINES

12.30 a.m. 'A' Company returned to billets in RUE DU MARAIS 12.30 a.m. 3 platoons of 'C' Company under Captain Lloyd advanced along LORGIES ROAD to obtain touch with D.C.L.I. 400 yds down road met strong German Patrol. Enemy opened fire which was returned. Captain Lloyd with his men turned German patrol out of their trenches.

1.30 a.m. One Company ('A' Company) sent out in support to 'C' Company but could not obtain communication with them. Captain Lloyd (wounded) with 3 wounded men returned about 6 a.m. made an attack with D.C.L.I. in direction of VOILAINES twice, but were repulsed on each occasion. Held RUE DY MARAIS for remainder of the day.

CAPTAIN MAHONY died in hospital. Lieut. T L Frost took over command of the Battalion.

23rd October

RUE DE BETHUNE

Battalion went into billets about 3 p.m. Battalion went into reserve at 5 p.m. in second E of BETHUNE

24th October

Returned to billets at dawn. Came into reserve to Brigade at second E of Bethune at 6 p.m.

25th October

Returned to billets at dawn. At 5.30 p.m. went into reserve to the Brigade returned to billets about 12.30 a.m.

CAPTAIN WOODS, Munster Fusiliers, took over command of Battalion.

26th October

Battalion on working parties digging trenches at RUE DE BETHUNE.

27th October

LE TOURET

Battalion went into billets at LE TOURET. 'B' & 'C' Companies working parties digging trenches at RUE DE BETHUNE. At 7 p.m. Battalion marched to RICHEBOURG ST VAAST, from thence to ST VAAST.

28th October

NEUVE CHAPELLE

5.0 a.m. Battalion in support to attack on NEUVE CHAPELLE, came into firing line at 3 p.m. Entrenches on East side of ESTAIRES - NEUVE CHAPELLE road at PONT LOGY. Battalion on outposts with 'B' Company in reserve.

In August 1914 the 1st Bn. was in Londonderry, Ireland. At the outbreak of War it became part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division. The War Diary was begun on the day War was declared, 4th August 1914, and is transposed below as written at the time by the C.O.

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